Watch-holder.



" safety .watch'holders.

' fwah hammamet will bersimple, streng, durable and inexpensiye'- in constructif )ALVIN Hierna* sunrurra, :or nomic-kn,

vmGmrAQ'ssIeNon or omi-HALF 'ro HOWARD HAMPTON HUFFKAN, BONKAEfVIBGINIA.

Roanoke; in the county '..of -Roanoke and Statef. of` Vi'r ia, have' invented. certain new and use 'bef a full,v clear', and #exact description of skilled `in'the art tornwliich it-appel'l'gins to make vand use the samer-r2 y, 1 Thisinvention relates to `improvterrieri-ts in O ne` object 'of theJnYention `a watch holder of this 'character hav'rngjin lmproved-lneans forg'prevnting thecasualremoval, therattling, orthe tipping over of` the Watch, .and'which is provldefd with. means wherebythesane maybe attached to a belt or. to a garment;`

.Another object 1s tor provide eiicientand reliable-in. operation anda jll i .ith these'and other objects `in view, the' f invention consists fof certain features Aof con# struction, and the' combination' and arrangef adapted the'purpose for. which 'iside'.

the. "invention, such ,as -will enable others" Patented May as, una'.

l' 'the' engagement'. thereofl with vthe belt Aor support.

v `Secured to the back plate 1 is the upper bar 4 of a frontT-shap'ed watch supporting c which has its lower `end. bent rearwardly the watch supporting Y:tance to them.

i 'l and frame, said `bar .havin its ends.. bent rear` v'ardly" fat substantial y right angles' and i firmly fastened to the opposite edgescf the i plate 1 near its upper end as shown. The central portion 'fof the bar is' preferably curved.- dovini#ardly'` as shown. p' and to the I A downwardly curved'portion'i's connected the 'i upper end Aof a 'centrally disposed bar 5- In the tongue. are'formed a series'j 1 of inwardly projecting teeth or barbs 3 which grip thel belt 'and-'prevent the acci- 'j j dental removal'of the holder therefrom; 60

` i In the bend betweenthe'plate* 1 and tongue? jare formed slots 6 `through' which' proJ'ect` vwatch engagingA springs 7 said springs hav#4 -ing their lower l.ends riveted `or otherwise secured. to the rear sidel of thev plate.' their upper ends extending Au'pvi/"ardly ment of parts ,more' fully Y, de' above the'plate-and curved forwardly-into A. scribed andfclaigned,4 `grippin fingers 'toit over or engage the vj In the' accompanying drawing-'s f z `2.1.;.f1'1is a `feront viewgfmy-'giniproved ho d showing-a. watch arranged therein; Fig. .2

/adapted to be hooked turned outwardly to is Iav front perspective view ofV the-rholder thev holder 'with "af ein; F1g-. 5 is a. siinilarl older with the" watch' remo'yed tical sectional" ,vw'

' ed the viewbffthe showing ,moaifieap form .of ata-thing' mechams'nr 1 My improved holder arba-city GODOII'DS to lthe sizev and plate 1, which shape of the watch" tobc ,carriedin the holder.' The back plateis here shown as of segmental or nearly circular formfand as having its i upperedge'bentorrolled over to the rear and extending down in an integral spring attaching tongue '2, which is into a belt or other '2 has its lower end a slight extent and bent'back upon itself as' shown to facilitate support. The tongue o the springs arejbentV back` upon inent of the watchtherewith.l i

,against t' saidI fingersQyieldingly pressin gainst the watch vbelow Athe bow theysaid'watch in contact with the4V frame, as .seenin Fig. 4', whereby'V the rattling and movement ofthe watch is prevented when vproperly positioned within the holder.

vIf desired the back plate and frame mem- Suitable 'material Ato prevent any possibility of the holder scratching the Watch. 'lhls 'be dispensedwwith if desired.

`In Fig. '5 of the drawing,

The' gripping ingers are spaced Kapart afp: suitable d/istance topermit theibow or ordif thereof and holding .bers may' be provided"with a lining 8 ofV val;

ilil 1 `selves as, shown, to facilitate'the'engagw 'gnaryrmlO of awatch to be turned down I e, watch and' between the fin ers,

and therefore the :watch'is'preventedom :shiftingits positio'nwithin thgxolde", thev 95. j

'lining 8 however, is not essential, and may l the holder is i and secured to the Alower edge of the plate:v1 'j v1.' The bar g5, when .thus arranged formsy ember of tliejframe, and the latter;,stands parallel with the'plate,` .and spaced from the same a suflicientdi 's1-v n permt'the' watch to pass betweeinl shown as being provided with a fpin 9 toA astening I connection with the acco'mpanyin drawings,

the construction and operation o the invention will be readily understood. without requirmg a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may b e resorted to without departing from theprinciple or sacrificing any of the advann tag-s ofthe invention defined and claimed.

ving thus described and ascertained 4the nature ofv my invention, what I claim as new is:

'The herein described Watch holder comprising an'uprifght back plate bent over at its upper edge into a dependingtongue of less width than the plate and having slots .through its bend, barbs on the tongue projecting toward the back plate and upward toward the bend, curved parallel disposed leaf springs secured to the rear surface of the backplate with their bodies projecting freely through said slots and their upper ends deiiected forward into gri ping fingers spaced apart from each other or freely receiving the ring of the'watch when the same is turned in contact with the watch and a vT-shaped framespaced from the front of said plate andstanding parallel therewith, its three extremities being bent backward and secured to the plate. v In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses. `l

ALVlN HIGHT SUBLETT.

Witnesses: M. A. PLUNKE'rr,

B. W. WA'rxINs. 

